Hello,
Le jeudi 25 février 2016, 02:06:38 Yuri Astrakhan a écrit :
Guillaume, the idea may come from anywhere, shouldn't we post the process on meta? Or is this WMF specific, e.g. "I want my favorite cereal in the cafeteria" proposal? :)
This is what I wrote in the introduction of the Business case page:
----------------------------------------- A business case is a document that provides the rationale for making a change or starting a project. It defines an observed problem and argues the merits of a proposed solution.
A case may be created for a small change ("Every WMF employee must wear green clothes on the third Friday of the month") or a large project ("The WMF should create a freely-licensed YouTube"). They provide a useful framework for organizing one's thinking and convincing others. -----------------------------------------
Putting the Business case documents on the private staff wiki was the first step in my effort to rescue the process from the walled Google Docs abyss, where the documents got lost after senior staff (who initiated the process) left the WMF. I like the framework and was hoping to make it used more widely at the Foundation over time.
I agree that Meta-Wiki would be a better place in principle. I am slightly worried that moving the process there might lead some employees to revert to Google Docs for their ideas and drafts*, whereas they could be convinced to use the process if it was on the staff wiki (which would still be an improvement).
On the other hand, if the upside is that the tool is useful to, and used by, volunteers, that may be a good enough reason to move the pages to Meta. It could set an example for staff to follow. I'm happy to move the pages if people think it's a good idea.
[*] I refuse to use the word "ideation".